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Member Since 1997
Ralph D. Lorenz
Principal Professional Staff, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Professional Experience
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Principal Professional Staff
2006 - Present
Education
Doctorate
1994
Honors & Awards
Fred Whipple Award and Lecture
Received 2022
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Outstanding Reviewer Award
Received 2014
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Publications
Perseverance MEDA Atmospheric Pressure Observations—Initial Results

The Mars2020 Perseverance Rover landed successfully on the Martian surface on the Jezero Crater floor (18.44°N, 77.45°E) at Martian solar...

March 07, 2024
AGU Abstracts
Dust Accumulation at Jezero Crater: MEDA Observations, Modeling Efforts and Comparison with Other Missions
ONLINE POSTER SESSION FOR EARTH AND PLANETARY SURFACE PROCESSES I
earth and planetary surface processes | 22 january 2024
Álvaro Vicente-Retortillo, Mark T. Lemmon, German ...
Accumulation of dust poses serious challenges for solar powered missions at the Martian surface and affects the performance of mission assets. Therefo...
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Using surface mission data to investigate dust lifting on Mars.
PROCESSES IN THE PRESENT-DAY ATMOSPHERE OF MARS III ORAL
planetary sciences | 15 december 2023
Claire E. Newman, Álvaro Vicente-Retortillo, Ralph...
Dust storms are the largest source of atmospheric variability on Mars. Understanding where and when storms will occur would decrease risk in entry-des...
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Titan’s Northern Lake District as Observed by Cassini Bistatic Radar
TITAN AND MARS BONUS ROUND ORAL
planetary sciences | 14 december 2023
Giancorrado Brighi, Valerio Poggiali, marco mastro...
Between 2006 and 2016, the Cassini spacecraft carried out 13 bistatic radar (BSR) experiments over the surface of Saturns largest moon, Titan. During ...
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